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Posted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Dad won in court vs. relatives to recover his children and brought them home
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Dad won in court vs. relatives to recover his children and brought them home

By Laura Reichel

A loving father whose relatives turned against him needed legal help to prevent his children from being taken away from him.

Chicago matrimonial attorney Jeffery M. Leving will discuss this complex court victory on the Dads’ Rights Legal Hour, 9-10 a.m. CDT Saturday, July 20th on Power 92.3 FM.

It will be available for download on the Dads’ Rights Legal Hour Spotify page on dadsrights.com.

Dad is the father of two boys, ages 10 and 8, who has enjoyed sole custody of both for almost their entire lives.

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Dad and his boys live in Connecticut – but his employer sent him on assignment out of state for one year.

 

Thinking he could trust his children’s maternal aunt and uncle – since they had been active in the children’s lives – Dad decided to allow his kids to stay with them temporarily for a year in Illinois.

However, it was reported that the aunt and uncle appeared to begin to emotionally alienate the children from their father and manipulate them into thinking it was better to stay with them. They ultimately tried to keep the kids after the one-year period was over.

The aunt and uncle fought Dad in court for the boys, saying that they could provide a better environment than their father could.

“Fortunately, Dad had us fighting for him,” said Leving, founder and president of the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. in Chicago. “In court, we said no to the aunt and uncle’s contention. We said the children were doing great when living with their father and are eager to return to their picture-book New England town with Dad, and to go back to school with their old friends.”

The Leving legal team asserted that a good father has the fundamental right to parent his own children – a right that is superior to aunts and uncles, grandparents and whoever else.i

“The judge agreed,” Leving said. “We won. The judge ordered the aunt and uncle to turn the boys over to our client, and they did. This is an unusual case, and an important victory, modified for broadcast, which placed these children back with their dedicated and loving father, where they belong.”

The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd.

Matrimonial attorney Jeffery M. Leving is the recipient of President Biden’s Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition, the Illinois House of Representatives has honored Leving “for his work in safeguarding the rights of fathers and protecting the welfare of children and families in this State,” and the Illinois Senate issued a proclamation recognizing his efforts on behalf of fathers.

To learn more about law and fatherhood, follow the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. on Facebook and X. 

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